Eddie & The Hot Rods is a pub rock band from Essex founded in 1975.<p>The band were originally formed under the name 'Buckshee' in 1973. They rehearsed in drummer Steve Nicol's garage in Rochford, Essex. Bassist Rob Steel was known by his nickname, 'The Hustler'. They changed their name to Eddie and the Hot Rods after Dave Higgs joined. He was more experienced, and it was his input at this early stage that helped them to gel and get gigs, eventually, in 1975, hitting the London pub rock circuit.<p>They are often considered as one of the many punk rock bands that sprang from that city in the mid 1970s, but in fact saw themselves as more influenced by groups like The Who and The Kinks, and other pub rock acts such as Dr Feelgood or Graham Parker & the Rumour. Their brand of energetic r&b was over-trumped massively by the punk explosion, and they withered away. The repertoire consisted of Chicago style blues, mainstream rock and soul covers, plus tunes in a similar vein written by...
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Track listing: Love Love LoveThe Kids Are AlrightQuit This TownTelephone GirlThe HunterEmergencyAliveHard Driving ManOnce Bitten Twice ShyKilling MeDo Anything You Wanna DoHuman TouchIgnore Them
One Story Town
1984
Track listing: Teenage DepressionQuit This TownTelephone GirlMoon TearsYou Better RunDo Anything You Wanna Do
Fish 'n' Chips
1979
Track listing: Fish 'n' Chips, Part 1Wide Eyed KidsYou Better RunTime Won't Let MeUnfinished BusinessAnother PartyThis Is TodayFarther on Down the RoadCall It QuitsWe Want MineFish 'n' Chips, Part 2
Course of the Hot Rods / Ties That Bind
1978
Track listing: At NightI See the LightWide Eyed KidsI Got MineRomance in a Used Car LotYou Better RunMaking the Body Respond to the BrainObservations of the 2nd, 2nd Time AroundHit or MissLooking A...
Thriller
1978
Track listing: The Power & The GloryEchoesMedia MessiahsCirclesHe Does It With MirrorsStrangersOut to LunchBreathlessTake It or Leave ItLiving Dangerously
Life on the Line
1976
Track listing: Do Anything You Wanna DoQuit This TownTelephone GirlWhat's Really Going OnIgnore Them (Still Life)Life on the Line(And) Don't Believe Your EyesWe Sing... The CrossBeginning of the End
Teenage Depression
1975
Track listing: Get Across to YouWhy Can't It Be?Show MeAll I Need Is MoneyDouble Chekin' WomanThe Kids Are AlrightTeenage DepressionHorseplay (Wearier of the Schmaltz)Been So LongShakeOn the Run
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